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Posts tagged as “Sandbox”

Summer Is Almost Gone

The thing about August is that you feel you had enough of summer already. The playing and rest are done. It is time for business.…

Fun in the Sun

What’s fun for other people may not be fun for you–and vice versa.–Gretchen Rubin

11 Ways to be Unremarkably Average

Chris Guillebeau said it best, “You don’t have to live your life the way other people expect you to.”  11 Ways to be Unremarkably Average”…

Stan Lee Cologne?

True believers rejoice, The Stan Lee Signature Cologne is guaranteed to get chicks!  Look out Givenchy here comes Lieber.  I just hope this cologne does…

Cronuts: Croissant and Doughnut

Cronuts are the latest craze, but did you know that they exist in Montreal for over 20 years in a little bakery called Cantor Bakery. …

Star Trek Wine

Star Trek has a new series of gimmicky bottled wines. Talk about the grapes of wrath of Kahn.  This is not the first time the…

Superman Golden Age Omnibus Volume 1

Superman is celebrating 75 years of publication. The creators’ estates are busy suing DC Comics for ownership of the iconic superhero. Superman is perhaps the…

Taking Pictures With Your iPhone

Perception is everything.  What we think we look like and what an iPhone captures are two entirely different things.  Cameron Stewart’s diarycomic is dead on…

$75,000 Tear

While renovating his home, David Gonzalez, found a copy of Action Comic #1 behind his wall in his home in Minnesota.  An over enthused family…

Tactical BBQ Apron

Here is the tactical BBQ apron that fathers will gear up for. The BBQ apron looks like you are ready to do combat with the…

Words: Theodore Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could…

The Roth Show: The Show Must Go On

David Lee Roth reminiscences about wrestling and the parallels to his own persona on stage. It’s all about the show and the biggest show stopper…

Fuzz

What’s the buzz about? Tame Impala are several species of small furry animals from down under that gathered together in a cave and grooved with…

Drawn Out: The Demise of Drawn

Since Drawn moved over to the Tumblr platform from WordPress, things have not been the same in my opinion. Drawn is no more. John Martz…

Ray Manzarek Dead at 74

If Jim Morrison was the door, then Ray Manzarek was the hinge that held the door. Ray Manzarek was the true voice of the Doors.…

Happy Victoria Day: Fire up Your Barbecues

With the extensive queues for propane refills abound, I propose a reconsideration of the name for Victoria Day in Canada – how about rebranding it as BBQ Day?

Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwich

My mouth is at a conflict.  At one hand you have peanut butter and the other pickles.  Would you eat a peanut butter and pickle…

Scientific 7-Minute Workout

Have a friend who is determined to battle the advancement of his gut.  I thought of the Scientific 7-Minute Workout, by Gretchen Reynolds. “The exercises…

Time For a Trim

The bangs are getting a bit long, it’s time for a trim.

How to Tie a Tie

You know that if you have over 11 million hits on how to tie a tie, you know you have a problem. I am confused…

Sandwich Monsters

Somebody forgot to tell Kaisa Haupt not to play with their food.  These delightful monster sandwiches and other gastronomic oddities will amuse and also get…